Sussex in Sussex County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sussex Borough, New Jersey
Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2008
1. Sussex Borough, New Jersey Marker
Erected 2008 by Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Sussex County Historic Marker Committee.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the New Jersey, Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1841.
Location. 41° 12.572′ N, 74° 36.463′ W. Marker is in Sussex, New Jersey, in Sussex County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Newton Avenue on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sussex NJ 07461, United States of
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Regionally, this marker is in North Jersey and in the New York City Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kilpatrick's Reenactment (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Clove Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lusscroft (approx. 4 miles away); George Washington Encampment (approx. 4.1 miles away); DAR Van Bunschooten Museum (approx. 4.1 miles away); Goldsmith Maid (approx. 4.3 miles away); Joseph Sharp's Iron Works (approx. 4.6 miles away); Sand Hill Road and Route 94 (approx. 5.3 miles away).
Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2008
2. Sussex Borough, New Jersey Marker
Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010
3. The historic "Fountain Square Inn"
Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010
4. Sussex Borough Fountain
This fountain is located in the center of Sussex Borough. It is located directly across the street from the Sussex Borough marker.
Photographed by Cheryl (Rome) Thom, April 25, 2010
5. Close up of inscription on the Sussex Borough Fountain
Inscription on Fountain Marker reads "Presented to the Borough of Sussex by John S. Martin 1902"
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 2,308 times since then and 87 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 8, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 13, 2010, by Cheryl (Rome) Thom of Newton, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
